Cape Tribulation Beach
Queensland · Australia
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An open E-facing sand beach on the Coral Sea near Queensland, Cape Tribulation Beach works on NE–SE groundswell; SW–NW winds offshore, with conditions most reliable year-round.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~24.9°C (76.8°F) on average
Jan
29°C
84.2°F · 26.5–30.1°C
Feb
29.2°C
84.6°F · 27.6–30.8°C
Mar
28.6°C
83.5°F · 26.8–30.3°C
Apr
27.7°C
81.9°F · 26–29.9°C
May
26°C
78.8°F · 24.3–27.7°C
Jun
24.8°C
76.6°F · 23.4–26.9°C
Jul
24°C
75.2°F · 22.1–25.9°C
Aug
24.1°C
75.4°F · 22.7–24.9°C
Sep
24.9°C
76.8°F · 23.3–25.9°C
Oct
26.2°C
79.2°F · 25–27.6°C
Nov
27.4°C
81.3°F · 26.1–29.8°C
Dec
28.7°C
83.7°F · 27.5–29.8°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
NE–SE
Best wind
SW–NW
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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